OAK BLUFFS — The investigation into an ATM scam is being handed over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation after victims in other states reported they had money stolen.

It appears close to $200,000 was stolen.

Two men allegedly placed a device on the card reader of a downtown Oak Bluffs ATM kiosk and a small camera to record personal identification numbers, said Oak Bluffs Police Department Lt. Timothy Williamson. The devices can be placed on the ATM for just several hours and "cull information" for hundreds of accounts. Account information is then transferred to blank cards and "can be used anywhere in the country," Williamson said.

So far, victims have reported more than $180,000 stolen. "It's just going to continue to grow," Williamson said.

Since alerting the public about the scam on their Facebook page Wednesday night, Oak Bluffs police have received reports of withdrawals from Chicago, New York and Indianapolis.

"It's a big operation, sophisticated," Williamson said.

The ATM that was targeted — a Martha's Vineyard Savings Bank kiosk that is open 24 hours — is now device-free and most people whose cards have been compromised have since canceled them, Williamson said.

Police believe the devices culled information from Sept. 1 to Sept. 3 and information from upward of 150 customers could have been stolen in that time period, he said.

"It's in the densest part of the downtown area," Williamson said. "It's my primary ATM. I'm surprised I didn't get taken," he said.

With visitors from around the world making trips to the island, this particular ATM was likely a "windfall" for the suspects, he said, adding it is the first time police have seen this particular scam on the island, he said.

Surveillance photos at the ATM showing two men in their 20s with brown hair was released by police Wednesday night. One of the men appears to be wearing an Armani Exchange T-shirt and police are asking for the public's help to identify them.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Williamson at 508-693-0750.